met mitzvah

noun

A deceased person who has no relatives or no known relatives, whom anyone is obligated to bury.

OriginHebrew מת מצווה →
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Meanings

nounmet mitzvah (plural meitei mitzvah)

plural meitei mitzvah

  1. JudaismA deceased person who has no relatives or no known relatives, whom anyone is obligated to bury.

Origin

  1. Hebrewמת מצווה
  2. Englishmet mitzvah

Borrowed from Hebrew מת מצווה (mét mitsvá).

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